Postgraduate Job Trends in Leeds

Postgraduate
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leeds with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 96 - 99
Rank change year-on-year - - +82
Permanent jobs citing Postgraduate 7 0 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.56% - 0.87%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.07% - 3.90%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary - - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Leeds

Postgraduate falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Leeds.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 338 258 282
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 27.00% 22.89% 22.27%
Number of salaries quoted 189 77 155
10th Percentile £27,350 £25,000 £30,050
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £42,937
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -13.04% -1.71%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £82,529
West Yorkshire median annual salary £41,075 £49,384 £57,500
% change year-on-year -16.82% -14.12% -

Postgraduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Postgraduate relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Postgraduate job vacancy trend in Leeds

Postgraduate
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Postgraduate.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Postgraduate

Postgraduate
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 7 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 7 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 7 (100.00%) Banking
1 7 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 7 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (85.71%) Lecturer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) AI
1 7 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 7 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 7 (100.00%) User Experience
1 7 (100.00%) Web Development
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Degree
1 7 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 7 (100.00%) PhD